Do you look forward to that time of year when you can walk under a jacaranda tree in full bloom — the gorgeous carpet of fallen purple blossoms caressing your feet, then looking down, the intense purple colour suddenly turns your world upside down — the grass has now become the sky! This is the…
Continue reading » “What’s under the Jacaranda: Delve into the colour purple”
Few works in our Collection have enjoyed as much popularity as R. (Richard) Godfrey Rivers’s Under the jacaranda. Painted in 1903, some twelve years after the British-born Rivers arrived in Queensland, the image depicts Rivers and his wife Selina sitting in the shade of a large jacaranda tree, at that time a landmark in Brisbane’s Botanic…
Continue reading » “Clouds of purple blossoms, a quintessential image of Brisbane”
Paintings of jacarandas in bloom have become a popular and appealing subject for Brisbane artists, the most famous image of the jacaranda is R. Godfrey Rivers’s painting Under the jacaranda, which has achieved enormous popularity since it was painted and acquired by the Gallery in 1903. The image depicts Rivers and his wife Selina sitting…
Continue reading » “Bask in purple bloom of the jacaranda all year round”
Jacarandas are synonymous with spring in Brisbane. As the weather warms up each October, the trees lining our streets suddenly burst with that characteristic purple – a sign of picnic days and tropical rain storms to come. Why don’t you spend a Sunday morning visiting ‘Under the jacaranda’ then catch the citycat to the Brisbane…
Continue reading » “Under the jacaranda: Synonymous with spring in Brisbane”
Roy and Matilda are two mice who love art galleries, one day they take their family to visit the Queensland Art Gallery. It was night time when they arrived and as no one would see them, they decided to look around for a while. They found a little hole in the bottom of a wall…
Continue reading » “Visit Roy and Matilda and create an adventure”
Kerry Gillett shares her thoughts on Queensland’s favourite painting Under the jacaranda 1903 by R Godfrey Rivers, and also one of Gillett’s favourite works in the Collection. RELATED: Under the jacaranda SIGN UP NOW: Like to be the first to know? Subscribe to QAGOMA Blog for the latest announcements, acquisition highlights, behind-the-scenes features, and artist stories. Asking me which…
Continue reading » “Under the jacaranda: Queensland’s favourite painting”